Andy Serkis

Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and producer of Iraqi and Armenian descent. He is best known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation, and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), King Kong in the eponymous 2005 film, Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot series (2011–2017), Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). In 2018, he portrayed the character of Baloo in his self-directed film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Serkis is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time, number ten, and his film work in motion capture has been critically acclaimed. He has received an Empire Award and two Saturn Awards for his motion-capture acting. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of serial killer Ian Brady in the British television film Longford (2006) and was nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal of new wave and punk rock musician Ian Dury in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). In 2020, Serkis received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2021, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the series The Letter for the King (2020). Serkis portrayed Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Black Panther (2018). He also played Alfred Pennyworth in The Batman (2022). Serkis has his own production company and motion capture workshop, The Imaginarium in London, which he used for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. He made his directorial debut with Imaginarium's 2017 film Breathe. He directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), which is set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.

Known For

Homepage http://www.serkis.com/
Birth Location Ruislip, Middlesex, England, UK
Born 1964-04-20

Movies

2026
Hitpig! as Newscaster (voice)
2024
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants as Narrator (voice)
2023
Luther: The Fallen Sun as David Robey
2023
Creature as (voice)
2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Kino Loy (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
The Batman as Alfred
2022
SAS: Red Notice as George Clements
2021
A Christmas Carol as Marley's Ghost (voice)
2020
FX's A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Past
2019
2019
Long Shot as Parker Wembley
2019
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle as Baloo (voice)
2018
Black Panther as Ulysses Klaue
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Supreme Leader Snoke
2017
Great Performers: Horror Show as The Demented Clown
2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Supreme Leader Snoke
2015
We Are Stars as Narrator (voice)
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron as Ulysses Klaue
2015
The Magnificent Lion Boy as Umberto Farini
2013
London: The Modern Babylon as Spoken Quotations (voice)
2012
Arthur Christmas as Lead Elf (voice)
2011
The Adventures of Tintin as Captain Haddock / Sir Francis Haddock (voice)
2011
Wild Bill as Glen
2011
Death of a Superhero as Dr. Adrian King
2011
2010
Burke & Hare as William Hare
2010
Brighton Rock as Mr. Colleoni
2010
2010
Inkheart as Capricorn
2008
Einstein and Eddington as Albert Einstein
2008
The Cottage as David
2008
Sugarhouse as Hoodwink
2007
Extraordinary Rendition as Maro, Interrogator
2007
Longford as Ian Brady
2006
Flushed Away as Spike (voice)
2006
The Prestige as Alley
2006
Stormbreaker as Mr. Grin
2006
King Kong as Kong / Lumpy
2005
Stories of Lost Souls as Granny / Rastafarian / Hunter Jackson
2004
The Present as Self
2004
Blessed as Father Carlo
2004
13 Going on 30 as Richard Kneeland
2004
Standing Room Only as Granny
2004
Deathwatch as Pvt. Thomas Quinn
2002
The Escapist as Ricky Barnes
2002
24 Hour Party People as Martin Hannett
2002
Pandaemonium as John Thelwall
2001
2000
Shiner as Mel
2000
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand as Anthony 'Spider' Dale
2000
Topsy-Turvy as John D'Auban
1999
Sweety Barrett as Leo King
1999
Insomnia as Harry
1999
Among Giants as Bob
1998
1997
Loop as Bill
1997
Mojo as Potts
1997
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse as Sergeant Corrigan
1997
Career Girls as Mr. Evans
1997
The Near Room as Bunny
1997
Grushko as Pyotr
1994
Royal Deceit as Torsten
1994
The Man with the Miraculous Hands as Heinrich Himmler
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Animal Farm as Benjamin (voice)
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Movies

Next Goal Wins Executive Producer
2023
No One Gets Out Alive Executive Producer
2021
2018
Breathe Director
2017
The Ritual Producer
2017
2014
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Second Unit Director
2012
The Present Cinematography
2004
The Present Director
2004
The Long and Short of It Assistant Location Manager
2003
Animal Farm Director
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Animal Farm Producer
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